Held at The Gherkin in central London, guests from various sectors, including real estate management, hospitality, healthcare, education, banking, energy, transport, and local authorities, explored how market trends are driving Carrier’s proactive performance upgrades, modernisation strategies, and predictive maintenance to enhance equipment efficiency and lifespan.

“With HVAC systems, traditional maintenance alone is no longer sufficient,” said Ralph Davies, Head of Sales, Carrier Service. “Around 80% of the buildings we have today will still be in use in 2050. In order to optimise HVAC performance, enhance energy efficiency, and drive decarbonisation efforts, organisations need to shift to a total asset management approach.”

Attendees also had the opportunity to hear about a number of recent projects where Carrier’s life cycle asset management provides substantial improvements in energy efficiency, reduced CO2 emissions and cost savings to its customers.

“Our second Life Cycle Asset Management event at the Gherkin was another insightful afternoon,” continued Davies. “It reinforced how connected services, such as Carrier’s BluEdge® service solution integrated with the Abound™ cloud-based connected services platform, can provide real-time data and analytics to enhance system performance. This in turn helps maximise equipment uptime, reduce operational costs, enhance efficiency, and contribute to decarbonisation goals.”

The asset management-focused series, which launched in January 2024, aims to equip professionals with the knowledge to unlock their HVAC system’s full potential through Carrier’s life cycle asset management capabilities.

As urbanisation accelerates, with 80% of the global population projected to live in cities by 2050, decarbonisation and improving indoor air quality are more crucial than ever. Carrier is committed to addressing these challenges and will host other events in this series in cities across the UK later this year and into 2025.